A prolonged drought for one of Europe’s largest rivers is setting records for low water levels, disrupting tourism and confronting residents with the realities of climate change.
Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe over the last 30 years. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of the extreme heat, which dried out vegetation.
The tornado left a trail of damage through Menasha, one of five that broke out from Wisconsin to Kentucky, leaving nearly 250,000 people without power.
With another heat wave looming, French President Emmanuel Macron said firefighters must “hold firm” against a wildfire that has already burned through an area four times the size of Paris.
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